Strasburg’s Craig Lefever SRR STRASBURG, Pa. — Craig Lefever, who became Strasburg Rail Road’s president last December, has died, the railroad said in a letter distributed Monday. He was 52. Lefever succeeded Linn Moedinger, who retired from Strasburg Rail Road on Dec. 21, 2018. Lefever, who was hired by Strasburg Rail Road Co. in 1987, […]
ST. LOUIS — Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner has resumed full service between St. Louis and Kansas City, just two days after a partial resumption of service. Both daily round trips between the two cities were restored on Saturday, more than three weeks after the rail service was suspended because of additional freight traffic on the […]
FULTS, Ill. — A Union Pacific train hit a tractor at a grade crossing in a rural area about 40 miles south of St. Louis on Friday evening, killing the driver of the tractor and derailing 30 cars of the train. The Republic-Times newspaper reports that Monroe County coroner identified the victim as 23-year-old Jonah […]
Workers on the LA Metro Foothill Gold Line Extension. LA Metro via SmugMug This article is the third of five on transit in the U.S. and North America. Read parts One, Two, Four, and Five online. As urban areas large and small continue to attract jobs, residents, workers, and visitors, their transportation systems demand ever […]
CHICAGO — Two unrelated incidents made for a bumpy evening commute Thursday for riders on Metra’s BNSF line. First, trains were stopped briefly after a truck struck a bridge near Western Avenue about 3:30 p.m. Trains were moving again by 4 p.m. with residual delays of 20 to 25 minute, WMAQ-TV reported. Later, a locomotive […]
Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 No. 463 pushes rotary OY toward Cumbres Pass Thursday. Charlest Weston CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Denver & Rio Grande Western 1923 rotary snow plow OY made its way to restoration Thursday with a trip across the 64-mile narrow gauge railroad from Chama, N.M., to Antonito, Colo. […]
CASS, W.Va. – The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will not open its Durbin to Cass connection until after the fall season. Track crews have maintained, and at times, operated ahead of, a schedule on its track rehabilitation effort, however a 40-foot bridge is in need of replacement, and that project is being overseen by […]
LOS ANGELES — LA Metro has announced moves to fill five key senior management positions. Joining the staff or being named to new positions are: — Nadine Lee, who becomes permanent chief of staff after six months in an interim role. She will work with CEO Phillip A. Washington to implement projects funded by Measure […]
L.A. Metro workers lead a tour through one of the Regional Connector tunnels between the Little Tokyo/Arts District and Historic Broadway stations. LA Metro The Bunker Hill station on the Regional Connector will be more than 100 feet below ground. LA Metro Space constraints for the Historic Broadway station forced LA Metro to use a […]
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — The driver of the truck was killed and a Norfolk Southern train derailed after the train hit a garbage truck at a grade crossing on Thursday. 40-year-old Marco Brooks of Memphis died after being airlifted to Regional One Hospital in critical conditions, the Germantown Police department told WATN-TV News. Fourteen cars of […]
A Metra BNSF train pulls into the Aurora station from the adjacent yard prior to a departure for Chicago on May 25, 2019. Communities in two counties want to see the BNSF route extended to serve them, but any such expansion is unlikely in the near future. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Representatives from two […]
Each week, the editors of Trains bring you a round-up of rail news you can use. This week, editors discuss Union Pacific Big Boy’s Midwest tour, commodity declines in the U.S., and new Amtrak Acelas being built. […]
